Ransom W. Towle to Rufus and Sebra Towle

Item Description

Title: Ransom W. Towle to Rufus and Sebra Towle

Author

Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864

Recipient

Towle, Sebra

Source Document

Extent: 2 pages

Date Created: February 05, 1862

Description

Towle responds to his parents' letter that expresses low morale at home, financial difficulties at home and Towle encourages the doing without luxuries on the home front as much as possible. He writes of a 30 hour picket trip, the capture of rebel two scouts, drills being only two a day and of a self inflicted wounding of a Union soldier requiring amputation of the wounded soldier's leg.